Euphorbia pulcherrima (Poinsettia)-MN130112

[mani nair]

Dear friends,

Sending photos of Euphorbia pulcherrima - commonly called Poinsettia  from my balcony garden.

Place : Dombivli
Date  :  13.01.12

The beautiful red bracts appear during the winter.


Regards,

Mani Nair

[Madhuri Raut]

very beautiful Mani ji thanks for sharing

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Dr.Bhagyashri Ranade

[Prashant Awale]

Nice photographs Mani ji.

Regards

Prashant

[Ushadi micromini]

did you just buy it as such...
or has been growing all summer in your balcony and just turned red?
usha di
ps pictures are nice
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On Jan 13, 10:34 am, Prashant Awale <pkaw...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Nice photographs Mani ji.
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> On Fri, Jan 13, 2012 at 10:54 AM, Madhuri Raut <itii...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > very beautiful Mani ji thanks for sharing
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[Balkar Singh]

Beautiful Catch!!!!!

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Dr Balkar Singh
Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology
Arya P G College, Panipat
Haryana-132103
09416262964

[mani nair]

Thanks Madhuri ji, Prashant ji, Ushadi, Balkar ji for the compliments. 
Madhuri ji thanks for your good wishes. 
Ushadi,  I bought it as a small plant three years back from a nursery.  Yes the red bracts appear  just when the winter starts  and by the Christmas time all the bracts are bigger and more red and the plant looks very beautiful.  The bracts will be there till March and then all be fell down.   I just gave a light pruning in March and the plant become tall with green leaves.  No synthetic fertilisers, just cow dung and worm tea for its growth.
Regards,
Mani Nair

[ushadi Micromini]

Thanks, Mani, That's impressive... that it "flowers" in a balcony...

Now I need advice:
when you say cow patty... is that the dried stuff?
or manured form , and how much per pot... how much does it reek of its nature?
and Worm manure tea: how is it done in India and how much do you put in and how often...

The questions are because... am a bit confused about the "natural" stuff used here ... seems what I get at the local nurseries... in powdered form may not be all that they say it does...

Thanks
Usha di
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[mani nair]

Thanks Ushadi, yes till March.  Cow dung we get here in the dried form.  Two handful each pot every three months. Worm tea I prepare myself.  I got a worm bin from which I get the worm castings (worm manure) which I mix two handfuls for 1 litre of water  and spray on the leaves every week and the remaining tea I put in the soil.   It is a good tonic as well as organic pesticide.  The plus point is that there is no side effects and no  smell as in fish meals etc.

Regards,

Mani